Do millimeter waves alter biomembranes non-thermally?

Author

Zhadobov, Maxim ; Sauleau, Ronan ; Thouroude, Daniel ; Vié, Véronique ; Orlov, Igor

Author_Institution

Institute of Electronics and Telecommunications of Rennes (IETR), UMR CNRS 6164, University of Rennes 1, 11D, av. G. Leclerc, 35042, France

fYear

2006

fDate

6-10 Nov. 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

The rapid development of wireless communication systems with the operating frequency around 60GHz states the question about the environmental safety and health risk of artificially induced exposures. To investigate the basic mechanisms of the potential bioelectromagnetic interactions we studied biophysical properties of artificial biological membranes exposed to low-power millimeter-wave (MMW) radiations at 60 GHz. Different radiation parameters of the exposure were investigated. Electromagnetic field and power-density distributions were calculated analytically and confirmed by measurements. Experimental results showed variations in the superficial pressure dynamics of the membranes even for very low power density values. Topographic analysis of the membranes surface by the atomic force microscopy (AFM) did not reveal any effect of the MMW radiations on the phoshpolipid domain organization in the mixed phospholipid membranes.

Keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Biomembranes; Electromagnetic fields; Frequency; Health and safety; Mechanical factors; Millimeter wave communication; Millimeter wave measurements; Radiation safety; Wireless communication; 60-GHz radiation; artificial biomembranes; biological effects; millimeter waves (MMWs); wireless communication systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation, 2006. EuCAP 2006. First European Conference on

Conference_Location

Nice

Print_ISBN

978-92-9092-937-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EUCAP.2006.4585083

Filename

4585083